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`he 0 1.- 3 tilt , * bee rya reatf roved g the must botil L the , ,f the 1 her hem- terri ighte. Dr the 3h, is or a stub- : has • the dal bout 406 134 s 26i rket uiet reek the lea. sing 3ted 1 the The Pre it be is to such ne is TN what " Happy Land" can I see yo u aft er th e 1 "Opera?" I only know of One HAPPY LAND in which a Gentleman may Sup—EVANS', COVENT GARDEN, my dear fellow! KLNAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, _ . It h Pare, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by ' the Agents in the princip a l t owns in England; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL -STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Kinahan's LL 'Whisky." THE CREDIT FONCIER (Limited), 80, Lombard-street, E.C. Capital, £1,000,070, in 20,0 - 0 Shares of £5O each. subscribed Capital, £500,000, in 10,000 Shares. DIRECTORS, Cliairmln—The Right Hon. James Stuart Wortley. Deputy Chairman—James Legick, Esq. The lion. T. C. Haliburton, I Adnlphe Hakim, Esq. M.P. ilenry PownaP, Esq., J.P. Edward Warner, Esq., M.P. John Westmorland, Esq, Alexander Dunbar, Esq. I Charles E. Newbon, Esq. Charles Ellie, Esq. MANAGER. Albert Grant, Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Masterman, Peters, Mildred, and Co. Bank of London. This Company advances money on the deposit of Title Deeds of approved Freehold or Leasehold Property in Great Britain, with or w,thout regular Mortgage. Guarantees Titles or Securities, and, as Agent, negotiates Loan on Mortgage, for long or ehort periods ; also, Receives Money on Deposit for FIXED PERIODS ONLY, at special rates to be agreed upon. Communications to be addressed to the Manager. ALFRED LOWE, Secretary. Temporary Office, SO, Lombard -street, E.C. THE CREDIT M CoB IL IE R (Limited), 80, Lombard-street, E.C. Capital, £1,000,000, in 20,000 Shares of £5O each. Subs3ribed Capital, £500,000, in 10,000 Shares. DIRECTORS. Chairman—The Right Hon. James Stuart Wortley. The Hon. T. C. Hal iburton, John Westmorland, E , q. Edward Warner, Esq., ALP. Alexander Dunbar, Esq. Ado phe Hakim, Esq Char.es Ellis, Esq. Ja i ei Levick, Esq. Charles E. Newbon, Esq, Henry Pownall, Esq. MANAGER. Albert Grant, Esq. EANRERS. Mes , rs. Masterman, Peters, Mildred, and Co. London. Messrs. Smith, Payn e , an d Smiths, London. This Comp , ny is prepared to negotiate Government and Municipal Loans, and to aid in carrying out Concessions. To make advan..es on approved securities. To effect the purchase and sale of Shares, Stocks, &0., and to transact financial business general , y. Also to receive money on deposit, for BRIEF or EX TENDED periods, on terms to be agreed upon. Communications to be made to the Manager. THOMAS SHORT, Secretary. TemporarY Offices, 80, Lombard -street, London. E.C. THE EBBW VALE COMPANY _ _ - -• (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862. Capital Four Millions, in sb,( 00 shares of £5O each. Deposit on application XI ppr share, and Li on allotment. Further calls wi I not exceed £5 per share, made at intervals of not less than three months, and will extend over a period of three years. It is estimated that not more than two-thirds of the total capital will be required to be called up. DIRECTORS. Abraham Darby, Esq., Ebbw Vale Park, Monmouthshire, Chairman and Managing Director. Joseph Robinson, Esq., Berkhampstead and London, Deputy Chairman. Frateis Tothill, Esq., Bristol. John Platt, Esq., Oldham. G. S. Beecroft. Esq , M.P., Leeds. James Aspinall Turner, Esq., M.P., Manchester. Harry George Gordon, E sq ., 1, Clifden-place, Hyde-park, London. Charles King Anderson, Esq., 65, Old Broad-street, London. BANKERS. The Bank of England. And its several Branches at Xanchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol, Leeds, New castle, Hull, Plyir.outh, Portsmouth, Leicester. SOLICITORS. Mean's. Freshfie'ds and Newman, London. BRORERS. Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Son, London. David Chadwick, AttbITORS. and Ea% (Messre.o hadwick, Adamson, 11‘Kenna, Co.) 27, Great Geo rge - s t ree , Westminster. John YOUng, Esq. (Messrs. Coleman, Tnrquand, Youngs, and Co.), Tokenhouse-yard, City. OFFICES, PRO TEM. NO. 27, Great George-street, Westminster, and 7, Laurence Pountney-hill, City. The Company is formed for the purpose of carrying into effect an agreement made for the purchase of the undermen tioned Coal, iron, and other Works, which have for a long time been carried on with very satisfactory results by private individuals, and are capable of considerable expansion, with greatly increased profits. T'ue Properties and Works have been purchased on very favourable terms, on valua dons made by eminent mining encineers. The Works consist of 1. The Ebbw Vale Collieries and Iron Works. 2. The Sirhowy Collieries and Iron Works. 3. The Victoria Collieries and Iron Works. 4. The Abersychan Collieries and Iron Works. 5. The Pontypool Collieries and Iron and Tin-plate Worts. 6. The Abercarn Collieries and the Chapel Farm Estate. 7. Wharves and Landing Stages at Newport. All in the county of Monmou h. 8. limmatite Pon and Coal Galeages or Royalties in the Forest of Dean. in the county of Gloucester 9. The Brendon Hills Carbonate of Iron or Spathose Mines, in the county of Somerset. And the Estates comprise :- 3,254 acres of Fre-hold Land and Mines. 7,215 acres of Leasehold Mines, and agr ercents for leases having upwards of 8 , years unexpired. 2,137 acres of Leasehold Mines, having from 10 to 50 years unexpired. 700 acres of Mines in the Forest of Dean, held under a crown lease, renewable in perpetuity for perio 's of 21 years. A.:oout 9 miles in length, or about 3, 00 acres on the course ci the Spathose iron ore veins, in Somerseteh re, under leases for about 50 years unexpired. The leaseho d coal and iron-stone royalties are held on ve rat e terms. There are upwards of 2,000 houses and cotta g iaold and leaseh o ld es t ates. es on the free 'The rentals from land, farms, and houses, amount to about ..t14,000 -year. The works afford employment to more than 15,000 persons, representing a population of 50,C00 people. Schools f. x the socommoiation of 2,200 children, and a Me chanics' Institute have been erected upon the estates. There are 23 b'as -furnaces, of whin 16 are in operation at the present time—three being cold blast. The Present annual produce of the various col 'cries is 850,000 tons of Coal ; •and this quantity ca n , w ith a compara tively sma 1 outlay, be increased to 111 mil ion tons annually. Übe produce of iron-stone is 280,000 tons annu illy, which can be increased to 450,000 tons. the iron -making coals on these properties are of a superior quality, free from sulphur, and eminently adapted for the Manufacture of the beet class of iron or steeL tons The present annual yield f rom t h e furnaces is about 130,000 of pig iron, incl u di ng 12, 0 00 tons of P. ntypool cold blast, butt he arrangements are adapted for the production of • 180.0)0 tons. About 90,00 tons of r file and finished iron are sold annually, which can be increased to 120,000 tons with the present applianc a. All the properties are very favourably placed in regard to situation of work s and facilities of iransport. The coal and iron-stone mines, which arc now drained and proved, will supply the present consumption, without any material in crease of dead charges or outlay of capital, for upwards of 50 !years ; and with a small outlay will yield a further supply of `680,000 to. s of coal per annum, for household and steam pur t•oses, for a like period. The haematite iron ore and coal properties held in the Forest of Dean will shortly be opened, and placed in direct communication by railway with the various iron- Works, the distances between which and the plac of p ro duction will be from 2 to 42 miles only, whilst this class of ore is now carried to the works 3.0 miles by water and 80 ladles by rail. The Forest of Dean ore contains from 31 to 42 per cent. of iron, and is well known for its superior quality over other haematite ores for the manufacture of the best iron and steel. It is estimated that, when fully opened, the mines now held by the Company will produce 100,000 tons annually for 50 ears. The very extensive and valuable mines of spathose iron ore, in Somersetshire, belonging exclusively to the Comp an y, 'are the o n l y m i nes of their kind now being worked in (in at Britain, excepting the small veins found in the Durham lead ?nines. When these mines are fully developed the works of the Company will possess advantages greater than any other Works in the supply of this most valuable materia for the Manufacture of the best quality of iron and steel. And the cost of producing spiegeleisn (pig iron with this ore will trot exceed half the present cost of spiegeleisn deny- red tin England from Germany, which country furnishes neany the whole of the supply required for the present consump tion. The Directors have agreed for a licence for the manufac ture of steel by the Bessemer process, which, from the pecu liar resources they possess, they will be enabled to produce in v. ry large quantities, and at a price that in comparison with other works, s ill insure to them the same advantages in the manufacture of steel rails as the Ebbw Vale Company have so long enjoyed in respect of iron rails. The stocks of material and finished iron will be taken at the cost price, as entered in the books at the ast stock taking in September, 1863, and are to be paid for within six months. Thecontracts on hand, which are large, and at remunera tive prices, will be transferred to the new Company. Mr. Abraham Darby, the principal proprietor and manag ing partner of the whole or the concerns comprised in the present purchase, will undertake the duties of Chairman of the Board, and has consented to act as Managing i Director for a period ot five years, thereby securing to the new Company the benefit of his long practical experience in the manage ment of the works. Mr. Joseph Robinson, also a proprietor in all the above concerns, and who for many years, as the London partner, has had the princip , 1 management of their commercial ope rations, will, under the direction of the Board, conduct the business of the Company as heretofore, From certified reports on the profits of the various works, extenclit:g over a considerable period, and from a due con sideration of the advantages possessed by the Company, the , irectors feel justified in anticinati g that the annual dividends will be such as to give satisfaction to the Share holders. The Vendors will subscribe for Shares in the Company to the extent of half a million sterling. Three hundred thousand pounds of the purchase-money will be paid within two months, and the remainder by six equal half -yearly instalments, with interest at 5 per cent. Paid. *ads promotion-money or other similar payment will be B a nkin ; of, Application for Shares may be obtained at V'e i ii nt ro o k ren_r ? B.;. England, and its several Branches ; from the O or from the undersigned, by whom any further required will be furnished. kIADvICK, ADAMSON, ISPICENNA, and CO., Financial Ag.-nts, 2 7, Great George-street. Westminster, and 6 1, Cross-street, Manchester. VE ). CapitaTl £4,000,00 M 0, iAn 8 L O,OO OOMPANY 0,00 Shares of (Limited £5O each. FORM " APPLICATION FOE, ALLOTMENT OF SLUMS. No. To th Directors ot Ebbw Vale Company (Limited),'' Adamson M`henna, and Co., Finan cPiearl Messrs. t , C 2 h 7 a , ci G wi rea k t ." G rge-street, Westminster, and 64 Cross-street, Manchest er. Gentlemen, Haying paid a deposit of per S Shares of £5O cub': ithe hare, I be . g . tagp%fo i r Company (Limited)," and I hereby az r p e r e opo o ed t ' become a Zharaee holder in that Company, subject to its rules and regulations, and to accept such Shares, or any less number that may be allotted to me. I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant N a me in full ' Address in full ..... .., Profession or occupation" — Date ..................... . ~. ..... N°. 22,473. LORD WILLIAM LENNOX'S NEW NOVEL, Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., A DVENTURES of a MAN of FAMILY. By Lord WILLIAM PITT LENNOX, Author of " Fifty Years' Biographic 1 Reminiscences," Stc. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough. street. AGGREGATE SALE 26,000. B ENTLEY'S FAVOURITE NOVELS. Two Illustrations in each Volume. QUITS. By the Author of "The Initials," and "At Odd 4." 6s. EAST LYNNE. By Mrs. HENRY WOOD. S. NED LOCKSLEY, the ETONIAN. es. THE C HANN INO S. By the Author of "East Lynne." Os. THE LAST OF THE CAVALIERS. 6s. MRS. HALIBURTON'S TROUBLES. By Mrs. Wont.. Os. THE INITIALS. By the Author of " Quits," and "At Odds." 6s. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. Shortly will be Published, 2 vols., post Svo.. T HE CRUISE OF THE ALABAMA AND THE SUMTER. From the Private journals, &a., of Captain SEMmts, and other Officers, with Illustrations, Corresponden3e, &C. London: Saunders, Otley, and Co., 66, Brook-street, W. On the sth July will be published, in a handsome volume, gilt edges, price 2la , E ARLY PENCILLINGS FROM PUNCR (chiefly Political), by JOHN LEECH. London: Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie-street, RC. PETER PARLEY'S TALES ABOU r ANIMALS.' The TwELT-rn EDITION, enlarged and entirely re- editad. limo., cloth, gilt sides and edges, price 6s. Illustrated with nearly 500 Engravings, TALES about ANIMALS, by PETER PARLEY, Author of Tales about Europe, Asia, Universal His tory, The Sea, &c. &o. London : William Tegg, Pancras-lane, Cheapside. MR. W. S. WOODIN' S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, and BACHELOR'S BOX, an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall, Ring William-street, Cbaring-cross, EVERY EVENING, at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at three.— Stalls, and box stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, is. A Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seits secured at the Hall from e'even to five. Next Morning Performance, Saturday, May 7, at three. MR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY, will appear in their new ANGLO EGYPTIAN ENTERTAINMENT, THE PYRAMID. To be followed by THE BARD AND HIS BIRTHDAY, a new musical tercentennial séance, by William Brougn, Esq., sustained by Mr. and Mrs. German Reed; and THE SEA SIDE, or MRS. ROSELEAF OUT OF TOWN, by Mr. John Parry. Every evening (except Sat rday), at 8 ; Thursday and Saturday morningl, at 3.—ROYAL GALLERY of IL LUSTRATION, 14, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, is., 2s:; stalls, 35.; stall (spring) chairs, 55., can be secured in ad vance at the Gallery without fee. T E OXFOR D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. • THIS EVENING, the MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, by Otto Nicolai ; and UN BALLO IN MASCHERA ; sup ported by the whole of the Talented Company. Director. Mr. F. Jonghmans. Comedy by UNSWORTH and EUGENE, Mr. T. Maclagan, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power (the juvenile comedienne), Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. Open every Evening. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road, London. THIS EVENING, Will be produced, with alterations and improvements in production, the New Illusion, surpassing anything yet attempted, entitled THE TERCEN EENARY ; or,a NIGHT WIT H SHAKSPERE, written expresslyby 'M le. Vander yell, Esq., in which Mr. W. Randall will re-appear. . _ ALso, PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS! "The figure of Fame, winged and trumpeted, passim and repassing, through the Magic Fountain, i•s so complete an Illusion that it wellnigh ceases to be illusory."--Morning Star, Feb. 19. Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish ment, supported by the whole of the talented company, in cluding Arthur Lloyd, Miss Nelly Powr, _Hr. T. Ataclagan, G. W. Jester, &c. ttc A ission—Area, 61; Stalls and Balcony, ls. MADANIE TUSS AU D'S HISTORICAL _LYIL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITION. A full length portrait model of DR. COUTY DE LA POMMERAIS, the Poisoner, taken from the original pilot graph, by Mons. Trinquart. of Paris, from life, is now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy. Admittance, Is. ; Napoleon Rooms and Chamber of Horrors, 6d. extra. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. A RGYLL ROOM S, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, ARE OPEN EVERY EVENING. During this week a new Polka end two Waltzes including " Abschied Von Munchen," by Jos. Gung'l, played by com m nd of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at the state Ball, wid be performed. Doors Open at Half-past 8, commence at 9. Admission le. GIVEN AWAY.—A Catalogue of the Wonders contained in the LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, to which is appended a Lecture on Marriage,.tc., Bvo., 200 pages, post free for two stamp.—Address, the Secretary, 29, George-street, Hanover-square, London, W. Open from 10 till 8. Admission, le. MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS, TRADERS, AND EXECUTORS. ACCOUNTS arranged and adjusted, and Balance Sheets prepared.—Financial operations organised and Banking fa cilites arranged.—Cash Advances made on Trade Stock, Dock Warrants, and other Securities, and Sales effected. — The Agency of Provincial and Foreign Firms undertaken. Address, Messrs. BANKES and Co., Accountants, 20, Devereux-court, Strand, London, W.C. PHEASANT REARING for 1864. CHAMBERLIN'S AROMATIC SPANISH MEAL, ARKEII RICE, PELLET, D. S. MEAT G REAVES, pi , - pared with CAYCAR EXCELSIOR, is the most efficacious food for rearing and feeding Game, preventing gapes, snarls, and death. BOOKS on Feeding and the proper Management of Game, from hatching to maturity, with over 200 testimon;als from the nobility and gamekeepers, with prices, posted free on re ceipt of two stamps, by Mr. James Chamberlin, Spanish Wine Merchant, opposite the Exchange, Norwich. CHAMBER LIN'S CANADIAN POULTRY MEAL for all the year round, 16s. per cwt., including bag. The use of this food keeps the chickens in perfect health ; and the in crease of eggs, of the richest colour and flavour, is marvellous. Dog Greaves, 10s. per cwt. Please state price when ordering. N.B.—Advices received daily of the efficacy of the Spanish Meal and Caycars. One gentleman writes, "All my young pheasants last season wore sickly, and several died ; those that were strong enough to eat your Spanish Meal recovered in two days, and became fine and beautiful birds." PRIZE MEDAL -INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER dr CO., Wax Chandlers, &0., &0., To the Queen and the Ps ince of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to he excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with Tatted Wicks, patented.. Is. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality .. 2s. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. Is. M. per lb. Second quality is. 3d. per lb. Third quality • is. id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar TEETH. —Mr. ESKELL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following advantages :—A set of teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the, gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth to many changes of the mouth without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea-, tise explaining Mr. Eskell's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and consultations tree.-B,Grosvenor street, Bond-street, W ; and at 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. D R • . ROBERTS' POOR MAN'S FRIEND is confidently recommended to the Public as an unfail ine remedy for wounds of every description, burns, scalds, chilblains, scorbutic eruptions, sore and inflamed eyes, ex. Sold in pots. ls. lid., 2 s . 9d., I is., and 225. each. Also his PiLUL/F, ANTISCROPHUL/E, confirmed by sixty years' experience to be one of the best alterative medicines ever offered to the public. They form a mild and superior Family Aperient, that may be taken at all times 1$ ithout confine ment or change of diet. Sold in boxes, ls. lid., 25. 9d., 1 ls., and 228 : each. _ . sold wholesale - by the proprietors, Beach and Barnicott, Bridport, by th- London houses, and retail by all respectable medicine vendors in the United Kingdom and Colonies. DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING REMEDY.—Pre eared without• any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and dyer complaints, indigestion, wind. spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &o. For habitual .:ostiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William -street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine aro - a square green package, with " William Lambert," enzraved on the stamp. 1. 4 - UIiNIEURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOCIRCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless at amount or distance. First. class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. RGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respeetfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and . are publishing- an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHI/TG GU/DE, illustrated by4lo adm -able engravings of every description of Furniture and Lei:steads, with prices attached. A copy sent gt atis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains Complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised tale A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ A Twelve-roomed ditto Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valnable informationto all requiring househ3id furniture, ogrpeta, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford. Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington. Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London. B.E. THE MARITIME CREDIT COMPANY (Limited), will COMMENCE BUSINESS at their New Offices, No. 157, FENCHURCH-STREET, E.C., TO MORROW (Tuesday), the sth inst. By order, WM. A. TRAVERS CUMMINS, Secretary (pro tern). Jul)' 4, 1864. PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause of Maria Levitt against Isaac Levitt and others, the Creditors of ISRAEL ISA A CS, late of No. 22, Norfolk-road, St. John's-wood, in the county of Middieset, Gentleman, who died in or about the month of January, 1864, are by their solicitors, on or before the 18th day of July, 1864, to come in and prove their debts at the chambers of the Vice-Chancellor Wood, at No. 11, New square, Lincoln's-inn, Middlesex; or, in default thereof, they will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Decree. Monday, the 25th day of July, 186 i, at 12 o'clock at noon, at the said chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudi cating upon the claims. Dated this 23d day of June, 1864. HY. LEMAN, Chief Clerk. Messrs. ASHURST, MORRIS, and CO, of 6, Old Jewry, EX., Plaintiff's Solicitors. WRITIN G.—Mr. MACCREANOR teaches Ladies and Gentlemen Fashionable WRITING in ten finishing lessons. Adults who cannot write at all may correspond by post in a few weeks. Satisfaction before pay , ment. Reference to families of distinction.—H, Connaught , terrace, Edgware-road. MESSRS. HOWELL, JAMES, and CO., beg respectfully to inform their patron that in conse quence of the approaching termination of the season, and the arrangements they nave made for the early receipt of their Autumn novelties, they have determined to offer the Summer portion of their valuable stock at a very great diminution in price. With this intention, they have carefully revised the goods in the various departments specially to effect such a reduAion, and offer them for sa e this day (July Ist) throughout the month and during August. Messrs. Howell, James, and Co., respectfully solicit an early Inspection. PRICE ...... ...4d. STAMPED:....Sd. Michal Scott, Capt. Vibert, Lieut. Leacock, 15S men, 6 women, and 10 children. ' The following appointments have been made at the Ad miralty:—Lieut. Thomas Maquay, to the Princess Char lotte—Sub Lieut. E. G. Bourke, to the Bombay—Dr. T. D. A. Bromlow, acting assist...surg., to the Racer—W. Jones, acting assist. Burg. to the Fawn—Dr. Alexander Mitchell, acting assist. Burg., to the Cordelia--George Kell and A. G. Bain, acting assist. surgs., to the Victory, for Ha-lar Hospital--M. Hannaghan and Dr. W. Grant, act ing assist. surgs., to the Royal Adelaide, for Plymouth Hos pital—James L. Kirkness, assist. paymaster, to tne Cam bridge—D. M. Browne, second paymaster, additional, to the Implacable—Charles J. Reddie, midshipman, to the Racer—Richard F. Fegen, midshipman, to the Duncan— Richard Bogue, naval cadet, to the Racer—A. J. M'Ewan and Charles K. Purvis, naval Cadets, to the Fawn ; Her bert F. Murray and Frederick P. French, naval cadets, to the Aurora—Joseph J. M. Calwell, Richard J. Simonds, and Frederick L. Lawrence, naval cadets, to the Duncan— W. D. Walker, naval cadet, to the Edgsr—Amyand Hag gard, naval cadet, to the Revenge—Charles A. R. Hulton and George A, Primrose, naval cadets, to the Cordelia— Alexanker M. Cramsie and Edward Battersby, naval cadets, to the Warrior—George E. H. Deacon and Lionel M. Kir wan, naval cadets, to the Defence—H. J. B. Turner and Frank H. Henderson, naval cadets, to the Black Prince—. Morris W. Hall, naval cadet, to the Hector—John R. W. Pigott, nominated to a naval cadetship—Charles B. Wood, surgeon, to the Orlando—and David Waugh, paymaster, promoted to the Medea. , 1 1. 171 • . . 4" 7 - . 4 .1,; 41 1 Att+ 6 'l • - ---""" EL tb ll lollllll • Nir e. <7 2 y - - ' 47 7 4 4//t- Ztt Pi-1(N 36 65 .-. .IT. 4f ' • AO4-1 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 4, 1864. How to Run the Blockade, (From the Times Special Correspowlent.) WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, Jun© 6. It is difficult for an Englishman who desires to pierce the American blockade to decide which of the available routes offers the greatest facilities and at tractions. My own experience during the present year would seem to prove that, as regards time, there is little choice between land and water. Upon the 17th of last January I started from Richmond, and, making my way across the Potomac and passing rapidly through Washington and New York, stood upon British soil upon the 6th of February—that is to say, upon the 20th day after my departure from Secessis. Upon the 15th of May I left Queenstown, and, passing through Halifax and Bermuda, found the vessel which carried the from Bermuda safely moored in Cape Fear River (upon which Wilmington stands) on the night of the 4th of June—that is again to say, upon the 20th day after my depar ture from England. Bat, unquestionably, as regards endurance of fatigue and facility for conveying luggage, the sea route is infinitely preferable to the land, and is attended with less personal jeopardy, although there is a mauvais quart d'heure, experi enced at the moment of passing through the inside blockading squadron, which in intensity of excite ment can hardly be surpassed. Upon the evening of Wednesday, the Ist of June, the Lilian and the Florio, two of the fleetest and most beautiful of the blookadeedefying vessels, started simultaneously from Bermuda upon the first trip inward which either had ever made. Both be long to the same company, but there is an emulation between the two rival vessels which is not satisfac torily allayed by their experiences hitherto, bat which waits the solution of further trial. The weather was lovely, the sea like a milldam, and favourable beyond expression to light draught and i gossamer craft, such as are these blockade-runners, which lightly scratch the surface instead of clutch inghav e the o rids mo which in summer seas andheavy seagoing craft, like the Rhode Island or the Vanderbilt, than has the Irish r more of t o old fe a o r c f e r a o n m , night express from the lumbering freight train which leaves Euston-square five minutes is its rear. Rarely have two more attractive prizes slipped through the meshes of the blockade than the two vessels of which lam writing. It is not alone that they would be invaluable with a view to their con version into Federal cruisers, or that two of the most valuable cargoes which have yet reached Wilmington avet:.t at this instant the disposal of the Confederate Gove:nment, but that on board both vessels were Confederate " malignants," whose capture would have been a sweet m'rsel to many a craving palate in Washington and Boston, To many an English reader the name of Captain Maffit, lately in command of the Confederate cruiser Florida, is well known as having assisted Captain Semmes and the Alabama to demonstrate that two light, and, as regards equipment, comparatively insignificant vessels of war would have little difficulty in driving from the ocean a flag which three years ago might have been seen upon every wave of every sea. It may be remarked that this is a lesson to which, of all nations, England can least afford to be blind. My experience on board the Lilian leads me to anticipate for Capt. Maffit and his vessel—a credit to her builders, Messrs. Thompson, of Glasgow—a long and prosperous career. An incident which occurred 200 miles from Wilmington, in a portion of the ocean which is constantly swept by Federal cruisers, seems worthy of record. Upon our port bow was descried a sail enveloped in a dense canopy of smoke. Time was ineffably precious—there was every reason to suspect Yankee guile, which is said to be nowhere more fertilely exhibited than in their conduct of toe blockade; but it was deemed possible, after careful scrutiny, that the vessel might be on fire. Briefly remarking, " The ship which leaves a companion at sea in distress must be accursed," Captain Maffit ordered our course to be altered, and bore down upon the stranger. It soon be came evident that she was a Federal cruiser, making a dense white smoke with her Cumberland coal, and beating rapidly eastward in apparent pursuit of another delinquent. The helm was rapidly changed, and our course resumed. Dark and inscrutable came OD the noon, defying all possibility of an observation. It was believed that, ere the morrow's dawn should break, we might reach Wilmington, and onward we pressed. The night wore rapidly away ; 2 o'clock, 3 o'clock, half.past 3 o'clock in the morning came, out by no eye peering through the thick gloom could the looked-for light at Fort Fisher be dis cerned. Then, as the morning dawned, we prepared to lay to for the day, between the outer and inner cordon of the blockaders. It was hardly to be ex. pected that we should escape for 16 hours unobserved, but it was a signal instance of good luck that from 4 in the morning till half-past 1 p.m. we were unmo lested. Then the tall masts of a large Federal cruiser, her immense paddlewheels and lofty black h u ll were visible, and for the first time, as our an tagonist approached us from the direction of Wil mington, the "airy fairy Lilian" prepared to give us assurance of that speed which we all felt she possessed. Some slight delay there was before steam could be fully got up, and for some 20 minutes our pursuer seemed to gain upon us. But as the pressure of steam ascended from 151 b. to 20, from 20 to 23, from 23 to 26, and as the revolutions of the paddle mounted from 26 to 28, from 28 to 33 per minute, the Lilian flew out to sea swift as an arrow from a bow. In little more than two hours the hull of our pursuer was invisible, and her topgallant sails a speck upon the distant horizon. Bat as she still lay between us and Wilmington it became necessary to run round her. This also the light-heeled Lilian had little difficulty in accomplishing; but as the sun dropped into the sea, and our pursuer, although distant, still hung upon our rear, we found that, reckoning little the speed of our advance, we bad sighted the inside blockade squadron before the close of day. There was no thing for it but to persevere, and fortunately before we approached close to land, darkness had com pletely set in. Silently and with bated breath we passed cruiser after cruiser, distinctly visible to every eye, and suggesting g the flashing out of a blue or Drummond light and the rush of grapeshot and shrapnel through our rigging and bulwarks. But it was not destined that upon this occasion the Lilian should receive her baptism of fire. Just as we ape proach Fort Fisher a dark spot is seen on the bar. It is a Federal launch, seen by us too late for Capt. Maffit to indulge the anxious wish of his heart and to run her down , We pass her within 20 yards, and again the expected volley of musketry is want. ing. Another moment and we are under theimound upon which stands the fort, and eagerly questioned for sews. " The news is good all round." " Three times three for General Johnston ;" "six times six for General Lee;" and in mirth and laughter and song the night wears away. Three hours after us comes the Florio, and is heavily fired at as she wears inwards. But morning finds both vessels and their cargoes safe at their wharf in Wilming ton, nor is it rash to predict for them both the pro bability of many returns. At least it may safely be augured that it will take no ordinary amount of speed and courage to circumvent so fearless and experienced a sailor as Captain Maffit, and that in his new career his skill and success will not be infe rior to those which he exhibited in his old. I cannot leave the subject of the blockade with out pointing the moral which is being taught by it, and which it is inconceivable why England does not take more pains to understand. There is no nation upon earth w hi ch has a tenth of the interest which England has in closely observing the work ing of the only blockade on a large and imperial scale which has been established since the intro-. duetion of steam navigation. 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THE BANKRUPTCY COMMITTEE.—The Committee upon the Law of Bankruptcy moved for by Mr. Moffatt, and of which he is .the chairman, has, we believe, concluded the hearing of evidence, and it will now be its duty to report fully and precisely on the defects it has per ceived and the difficulties it has explored. We have not seen the evidence, and therefore we can give no opinion upon the details which the committee must discuss. But there are some certain and admitted facts on the subject to which we wish to call our readers' attention. First, the present law undeniably satisfies no one, except perhaps the bankrupt, the person upon the whole least to be considered. The creditors, the attorney, even the officials of the Court dislike the present law, and say it should be amended. Secondly, what is most wanted is a simple, intelligible, and effectual machinery by which the creditors may be able to manage what is substantially their own affair. If they will not do so—and in many cases they will not—no law can give any effectual, or even any important aid. If the parties concerned neglect their own interest, the benevolent inter vention of outsiders will be utterly inefficient. In money matters, the people whose money it is must attend, and at tend earnestly, or the money is most likely to be lost, wasted, and jobbed away. It is the duty of Mr Moffatt's committee to find the best machinery for giving effect to the opinions and the industry of intelligent and active cre ditors. When they have done this they will have accom plished their end. They will have done all they can. It is alleged that such a system now exists in Scotland ; if so its details should be investigated and its efficiency imitated. Thirdly, it is well worth careful weighing whether the pre sent judicial establishment in bankruptcy is suitable to the policy of the law or to the wants of the country. The Com missioners in many districts have little to do, little expe rience, few transactions, and little means of learning their business. The decisions in different courts differ much. It is for the committee to consider whether a central judge, with omnipotent power, so to speak, in bankruptcy, could not exerct'e a valuable control over those subordinate courts, and thereby reduce them to an almost Ministerial position. The estates of deceased insolvents and of pauper insolvents — of insolvents, we mean, where there is no estate, and where no creditors will attend—are subordi nate matters of considerable interest, and we hope the members will attend to them; but the serious matter for them is to see that the creditors have a ready mode of getting at what property there is, and dividing it among themselves. When they have effected this they will have finished all which is principally and essentially useful,— , Economist. Wilmington, Charleston, and Mobile, concerning the most favourable conditions of sea, sky, and tide for running out or coming in, can be obtained otherwise than upon Southern soil. Yet, it is not deemed by the British Admiralty to be a matter of importance that they should be represented at Wil mington and elsewhere by one of our most accom plished officers. It is humiliating to be told, as I have been again and again, that no such emissary will be sent without the consent of Mr. Adams, and that this consent he will never give. But, great as is the concurrence of opinion among Englishmen in America upon the importance of this subject, there is but too much reason to fear that this blockhde will be unheeded and its lessons unlearnt by com petent English officials. It is idle for me to point out that not only is there opportunity for a naval officer to gain invaluable information, but that, in spite of the answer given three months ago by Lord de Grey to the effect that it was not important to send military officers to the South by reason of the inferiority of its resources, it is the opinion of every English officer who has been to the Southern States that there is infinitely more to be learnt here during a month than in the North during a year. It is, I think, pretty well admitted by this time that as re■ gards construction of guns or the architecture of ironclad Monitors, England has nothing to learn from the North. But in every other department of the vast science of war there is more to be gained as regards the present struggle by studying it from a Southern than from a Northern point of view. As an instance, it may be asked where there is upon this continent anything to be compared in interest with an inside view of Charleston and Fort Sumter. It is the opinion of experienced judges that the earth. ' works around Richmond are the most formidable that modern experience has shown. The novel system of defensive works around Mobile is de ' scribed to me upon excellent testimony as the most instructive of studies for a military engineer. I know not whether there be truth in the assertion which has greeted me here that two French officers of ability are momentarily expected in the South, but it hes always appeared to me incompre hensible that the French Emperor should have shown an apathy about this war which, mistaken as I hold it to be in England's case, admits, so far as England is concerned, of easy and plausible explanation. As an illustration of the facility and certainty with which the blockade is now defied I will mention in conclusion a few facts. Between the At of May and the Ist of June no less than twenty four vessels made the port of Wilmington safely without disaster befalling a single vessel. No wonder that piles upon piles of Government goods are stored here, awaiting, when there is less strain upon the railroads, transportation to Richmond and Atlanta: lam informed by the Government agent here that in his whole experience he has never lost a single outward-bound letter. A gentleman at Bermuda, the agent of an eminent English firm, told me that during two years he had sent an average of three mails per month from Bermuda and Nassau i n to Secessia, and that the whole time only two mails h a d been lost. I shall defer' until my arrival in Richmond any remarks upon the condition of military affairs in Virginia and Georgia as J find them at this moment, bridly remarking that it is infinitely , more en couraging in every respect than I had been led at Halifax to anticipate. Naval and Military Intelligence. The departure of the Racoon from Leith has been delayed owing to sickness on board, and the time of her leaving is now uncertain. On Saturday Prince Alfred disembarked, and took apartments in Douglas's Hotel, Edinburgh. He visited Holyrood, and saw part of the volunteer review in the park. A letter dated Malta, June 26, says :—" Her Majesty's despatch steamer Psyche arrived at Matta on June 15, from Marseilles, looking in at Tunis on route, but bringing no thing of importance thence. Her Majesty's screw steam transport ship Orontes left on the 18th for Gibraltar with 867 rank and file, 189 women and children of the Ist batta lion 9th Regiment. She will thereat embark the 2d Regi ment for Bermuda, and from this lastnamed port convey to Spithead the 39th. Her Majesty's screw steam line-of battle ship Marlborough, bearing the flag of the Comman der-in-Chief Vice-Admiral Robert Smart, K.H., accom panied by the Meeanee screw steam line-of-battle ship and the Liffey and Magicienne steam frigates, left Malta to exercise great guns on the 22d. The first two returned to port on the 25th, and the Liffey has orders to sight the Palace signal station at noon on the 26th, to attend to any signal that may be made to her. The Magicienne has been sent on, it is said, to Susa, whence the Firefly surveying vessel arrived on the 24th, to replenish fuel, and then to return to her hydrographical labours is that vicinity. Her Majesty's screw steam gunboat the Foxhound left port on the 22d, and after communicating with the Admiral in the offing is said to have been despatched to Tunis, for which port the Orlando steam frigate left on June 24." The Frederick William screw line-ot-battle ship was on Friday officially inspected at Portsmouth by Rear-Admiral Superintendent G. Elliot, and commissioned for coastguard service at Portland, to take the place of the Colossus screw line-of-battle ship, Capt. Codd with the remaining officers and crow of the Colossus having been turned over to the Frederick William. The Colossus, which has lately been fitted at great expense with new wire rigging, has been, by the commission of the Frederick William, placed on the invalid list of the Portsmouth Steam Reserve. _ The Urgent screw troopship got up steam on Friday to test her machinery preparatory to commission by Capt. S. H. Henderson, who has been employed in superintending her repair and outfit. She is rigged, and is now taking on board the remainder of her tanks. stores, kc. The Royal yacht Alberta, in dock at Portsmouth, is having her deck saloons and general fittings entirely recon structed, and in a much lighter manner than was the case when she first arrived at Portsmouth from ➢lilford. Under these alterated conditions, she will not only be much more sightly in appearance, but she will also afford considerably more space about the decks for the accommodation of her Majesty and suite when on board. Her Majesty's 11-gun sloop Racer, Commander:Saulez, was on Friday furnished with directions to leave her moor ings in the ordinary at Woolwich, and go down to the Royal Arsenal on Monday to ship her ammunition in preparation for sea. Her present orders are to adjust compasses at Greenhithe on Tuesday, to sail on Thursday, calling at Plymouth, proceed to the Mediterranean, cruise along the Spanish and Italian coasts, and probably winter at Malta. Her complement of men and officers has been well selected for that service. The Racer is a newly built vessel, and has only served one commission—viz., on the North Ame rican and West India station, in command of Commander Algernon M'Lennon Lyons, by whom she was paid off at Woolwich. The Immortalite, 35 gun screw frigate, Capt, Geo. Han cock, arrived at Spithead on Saturday from Bermuda, which place she left on the 15th ult. She brought home Lieut.- Col. Ord, R.E. (Governor of Bermuda) and Mrs Ord and family, accompanied by Mr Plow, private secretary to Lieut.-Col. Ord, who disembarked from the frigate soon after her arrival, and, landing at the dockyard from the steam yacht Fire Queen, Staff Commander F. W. Paul, pro ceeded by train to London. The Immortalite also brought home trom the different ships in Rear-Admiral Sir James Hope's fleet 18 seamen and marine invalids, 20 supernu meraries, and two prisoners under sentence of transporta tion, all of whom were transferred to the flagship Victory by the Sprightly steam tender, Master Commander Allen. The Immortalite was commissioned by Capt, Hancock at Portsmouth on the 16th November, 1860, and it is expected will go into the same harbour to pay out of commission. The ship appears to be in excellent order. The Dromedary, screw storeship, Master Commander Brown, arrived at Spithead yesterday, from the Mediterra nean, with naval invalids and ordnance and naval stores. The invalids were transferred by the Sprightly steam tender to the Victory, flagship in Portsmouth harbour, and the Dromedary afterwards sailed for Woolwich to discharge her stores. She sailed from Gibraltar on the 12th June, and has since that time experienced a continuation of heavy gales from N. to N.E. The Speedy screw gunvessel, 60 horse power,Master Com mander Burner, sailed from Portsmouth on Saturday for the Channel Islands, to resume her duties as tender to the Dasher, 2, paddle vessel, Commander P. D. Saumerez, em ployed on that station for the protection of the fisheries. The following officers and rank and file of the Royal Ar tillery belonging to Woolwich garrison are under orders to sail from Gravesend for India during the present month, viz.—For Calcutta, in the chartered transport Sydenham, probably on the 7th inst., Capts. Jackson and Tottenham, 92 men, 11 women, and 9 children, On the Bth inst., for Cal cutta, in the Conflict, Capt. Brown, Lieuts. Waoe, Stone, Pearson, andlßuckle,Ridingmaster Johnstone, Assist. -Surg. Hinge, 69 men, 3 offioers' servants, 1 child, 8 women, and 10 children. For Bombay, probably on the same day, in the Pl l ,~ v~~~- -~~G /. Turnpike Trusts. The select committee appointed to inquire into the expediency and practicability of abolishing Tur npike Trust, have agreed to the following report : Your committee have considered the report of 1836, which was referred to them. They have received much valuable information from Col Pennant and Mr Wrightson as to the course pursued sinc9 that period, from which it appears that the whole bonded debt on turnpike trusts in England and Wales, which in 1836 exceeded £7,000,000, has now been reduced to little more than £4,000,000. There are, however, large arrears of interest which, although in process of reduction since 1836, mainly by disallowances, still amounted in 1860 to £760,000. They have also considered the report of the Commissioners of Roads for Scotland, where in several counties the system has been greatly improved by the appointment of road boards, who, by the consolidation of various trusts or by the assessment of counties for the repair and maintenance of the roads, and by the appointment of a competent surveyor for each county, have effected a material diminution of expense, whieh will lead to a speedy extinction of the existing debt and a reduction both in number and amount of tolls. In Ireland the removal of tollgates has been effected by charging the repairs of the roads and the existing debt upon the rates of the counties and baronies, the roads having been submitted to the supervision of the county surveyors. In South Wales, where some years ago great dissatis faction prevailed in consequence of the frequency and appa rently unjust distribution of tollgates, owing to the exces sive number of trusts, great improvement has been effected by an Act of Parliament which consolidated the trusts, regulated the number of tollgates, and provided for the ex tinction of debt by the advance of a sum of money out of the Consolidated Fund, to be repaid by terminable annuities of 30 years. Your Committee fully concur in the conclusion arrived at by the committee of 1836, " that the abolition of tolls throughout the kingdom would be beneficial to the com munity," and they think that the anticipations of that com mittee as to the probable effect of railways have been to a great extent realized, the traffic being now chiefly local, and the tolls being generally paid by the ratepayers. In the words of Mr Wrightson, " The through traffic has been diverted by the railroads; the roads have become a local burden, and the trustees have been driven to the multiplication of bars." Wherever the ratepayers are the principal tollpayers, the inference would appear to be inevitable that it would be better they should contribute to a rate which would be administered under their own supervision or that of their representatives than continue subject to tolls. Tolls appear to your committee to be unequal in pres sure, costly in collection, inconvenient to the public, and injurious, as causing a serious impediment to intercourse and traffic. Mr Wrightson estimates the cost of each gate at £25, and he thanks there are at least lour gates in each trust, which is probably too low an estimate, but, as the number of trusts exceeds 1,100, the cost of collection, even on this estimate, would be very large. Mr Macefield states that in the Leominster trusts it takes one half of the revenue to pay the expenses and este blishoent charges, while the repairs are put upon the parishes. Mr. Wrightson adds that the cost of renewals is enormous. Weie the system as productive and as satisfac tory as it is in many instances notoriously the reverse, the existence of a double set of officers in one district would still, in the opinion of the committee, be unnecessary and extravagant. Cases are not rare of trusts in which the whole produce of the tolls, after payment of the establishment charges, is absorbed in the payment of the interest of the debt, while arrears accumulate, and the whole burden of the mainte nance of the roads is thrown upon the parishes. This parochial burden, contemplated by the existing law, and of inevitable incidence whenever tollgates are removed, will, in the opinion of your committee, press unequally and unjustly on many small, poor, or peculiarly situated parishes, and they therefore recommend the adoption of a more extended area of rating. Your committee are far from saying that there may not be some districts in the north of England or elsewhere in which the abolition of tolls, under the exising state of the law, would be unsatisfactory ; but they think such cases are exceptional, and that tolls should not therefore be continued generally over the whole country. From the annual returns, as well as from the evidence of Mr Leslie, it would seem that the bonded debt of England and North Wales may now be taken at a nominal sum but little exceeding £4,000,000. In the opinion of Colonel Pennant and of Mr Wrightson the current value of this debt is about £3,000,000, which sum might be liquidated by an annual payment of say £lBO,OOO for 25 years. On the whole, your committee are of opinion that the abolition of the turnpike trusts, as now existing, would be both beneficial and expedient, and might be practicable if the system adopted in Scotland or in South Wales could be acted upon in each county in England and North Wales. Your committee are of opinion that, pending the aboli tions of the present system, attention might with advantage be directed to the circumstances of the several trusts whose Acts are continued from year to year by the Annual Con tinuance Act; and if it should be found that the power of Parliament might be beneficially exercised, in order to pro vide for the more speedy extinction of the debt of any trusts —to secure a full consideration of the propriety of abolish ing trusts which are free from debt (now amounting to more than 100), or to obtain economy of management by the con solidation of several trusts; your committee suggest that such trusts should be excluded from the operation of the Continuance Act and be obliged to come to Parliament for a renewal of their acts. THE MANAGER AND THE CONDUCTOR.—It is ex traordinary that Costa should have failed where it was na tural to conclude his experience would have made him ab solute master, viz., in the adaptation of his music to the singers' voices, The artistes all complained (in an under tone, of course) that the " Tessitura" was too high for them, and that if the management continued to give Sig. Costa's opera, injury to their voices would be the inevitable conse quence. One great singer (an especial friend of the com poser) urged this point strongly on the director, at the same time expressing his surprise at Costa, who had had so much knowledge of the voices of the company, should compose for them a traysrs. But for these energetic re monstrances the opera might have been given oftener, not withstanding the serious loss it entailed upon the treasury. For I felt how deeply signor Costa was interested in its success, and as a matter both of good-will and policy, I was desirous of pleasing my conductor. Combined, however, with the private complaints of the artists, were the expostulations of the subscribers, and in spite of personal inclinations I was obliged to withdraw the opera. The composer, as he could not suspect the artists, and slow to believe in dissatis faction of the subscribers, consequently threw all the blame on the management; and although I had laboured hard to procure an opposite result, he ascribed to me the compara tive failure of his opera. This incident is one among nisnY that tend to show the wisdom of the law laid down at the Grand Opera of Paris, peremptorily forbidding the produc tion of any composition either of the chef d'o rchestre or the director of the music.—Lumley 's Reminiscences of th e Opera. THREATENED STRIKE IN THE BUILDING TRADE. —The building trade in Mancheste r is in a highly flourish ing state, and the contracts in the hands of the pri nc i pa l builders are exceedingly heavy. The joiners have ch osen this as a favourable opport unity for making a demand for advance of wages to the extent of 2s per we e k. A meet i ng of 16 of the principal masters decided unanimously to reject the demand, and six co oth ersain have given in their adhesion to mpl that, e heavy contract this decision. They and have taken on th the faith of a con they are now hol din g , tinuance of the present rate of w ages , suc h a course wou ld involve co nsiderable loss. O ne b u ild er est i ma t es th a t thi s a d van ce would involve £35 per week extra in his present wages payment. A strike took place some time back at the new assize courts building at Manchester, but was defeated by the contractor obtaining workmen from other parts of the country. The men, however, have to work under the constant protection of the police. It is expected now that there will be a general state in the trade. c,7C,., Social Science Association. - ~~':~~° The annual dinner Of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science, with which is now united the Society for Promoting the Amendment of the Law, was held on Saturday, at the Ship Hotel, Greenwich. Lord Brougham, the president of the association, occupied the chair, and the company included Mr Cargill, M.P., Mr James Heywood, F.R.S., Mr T. Chambers, Q.C. (the Com mon Sergeant), Mr M`Queen, Q,C., Mr Sergeant Wcol rych, Mr Sergeant Burke, Mr Joseph Parkes, Mr T. Web ster, F.R,S,, Mr G. Goodwin, F.R.S., Mr R. It. Torrens, Dr Wadilove, Dr Hancock, Mr C. Clark, Mr Hastings, Mr Westlake, Mr Wendt, Mons Chalot. After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts had been di unk, Lord BROUGHAM rose to propose the toast of the evening. He said that of all social sciences there was none so im portant as the amendment of the law, and they ought to en deavGur to place their laws on the best possible footing. Ho ought to give a summary of the labours of the Law Amend ment Society during the past twelve mouths, but as they would b 9 found detailed in the report, he would only allude to one or two of the latest att , rnpts at law amendment. Th , 2ir worthy colleage, Sir F. Kelly, had made various at tempts to amend and improve oar laws, of which Lis bill to prevent gross bribery and corruption at elections had been one of the most important. If that bill, or a considerable portion of it, had been carried before the last general elec tion, we should not have seen those disgusting outrages sf all law, as well as of all morals, which the last general election produced. Another bill he had introduced was for a court of criminal appeal. His learned friend considered that it was quite impossible that he could go on much longer without a regular reformed method of revising the judgments recorded by juries. He (Lord Brougham) wished that bill, with the various modifications and additions of which it was susceptible, all possible success. There had also been some important measures propounded by the Lord Chancellor in the House of Lords, and one of those was of a very great importance—he meant the County Court Amendment Act Bill. If that bill, or anything like it, had passed, he would venture to say that it would have shut up the county courts altogether. County courts without the power of commitment were absolutely impossible. There were, however, parts of the bill which he considered ex cellent. He referred especially to the extension of equit able jurisdiction to these courts, which would be a very great improvement. It had been attempted over and over again, but had always failed ; still he hoped the Legislature would be induced to pass a measure with that object. Then there was the subject of the limitation of actions on simple contract debts. He thought that the limitation of six years was a great deal too long. The bill proposed one year, which, on the other hand, was a great deal too short, but the Lord Chancellor admitted that it was too short, and said he was prepared to adopt two or three years. It was unfortunate that these two excellent provisions were found in bad company, because they suffered accordingly, and the bill had to be withdrawn. The noble and learned lord, after some further observations, gave " The Law Amendment Society," a toast which met with a most cordial response. Mr T. CHAMBERS (the Common Sergeant), in proposing " The Health of the President," alluded especially to his great services in the cause of law reform, and observed that those members of the legal profession who were the strongest opponents of the measures he was instrumental in passing were now the first to acknowledge their great value and usefulness, The toast was drunk amidst loud cheers. Lord BROUGHAM, in reply, said he had always consi• sidered that our jurisprudence was generally good, and he had only endeavoured moderately to select those parts which were defective, or partially defective, leaving the great body of it untouched. No doubt many of the changes he had been the means of effecting were at first bitterly opposed, not only by members of the profession, but by the judges themselves. He Gould mention only one of the chief instances—the great, and he thought the most beneficial change which had happened in cur juris prudence during the last fifty years, of allowing the parties in a suit to give evidence, and in some cases compel ling them to give evidence. This was at first opposed by the whole bench, and every attempt was mado by the then Lord Chancellor, his excellent friend Lord Truro, to prevent its becoming law. Lord Truro went to Lord Lyndhurst and appealed to him whether it were possible to open such a floodgate for perjury as that of allowing parties to give evi dence in their own cause. Lord Lyndhurst heard him, but would give no favourable answer, only observing " You may depend upon it that the measure will be carried, and you must make up your mind to that." As Lord Lyndhurst had foretold the bill was passed and the effect had been salutary. (Cheers.) And to do the learned judges who most stre nuously opposed the measure justice, he must say that a year afterwards they confessed that it was of the greatest possible use in accomplishing that which was the great ob ject of all trials, namely, ascertaining the truth. The noble and learned lord then went on to say that he could not avoid alluding to what he considered was the present hate ful state of things in regard to the Dano- German war. (Hear, hear,) There was a too prevailing feeling in society, and in the country, particularly among the upper and middle classes, that this country had been humbled., I: not disgraced, by its refusal to act. sow, it was very well to say, We feel for Denmark, as oppressed by her powerful neighbours, as we feel for Poland, as cruelty treated by her tyrannical foreign Governments ; but still we ought to have done more. We ought not to h tvc) confined ourselves to protests and disapprove!, to re probation and lamentation; but we ought to have, aced when we were clearly in the right, anti when our• adversaries were clearly in the wr, n i g, and we are mortified and humbled, if not disgraced, by having done nothing." Now, my opinion is the reverse of that. (Cheers.) My opinion is that we should have been humbled and disgraced if we had not expressed what all of us felt, and had a right to feel, and that it would have been dishonest if we had not felt, and cowardly if we had not expressed our horror of the conduct of those who oppressed the one nation, and still more of those who oppressed, pillaged, and plundered under the name of "conquest," the other. He meant the German. Powers, who thought they had gained glory by the strong attacking the weak, instead of which the real glory to be gained was, if the weak had attacked the strong, and had been enabled, which, unfortunately, they had not, to beat them. (Hear, hear.) The people of this country had resolved that there should be no war, and whatever cer tain classes might think, or seem to think, the people were right in their resolution. (Hear, hear.) They had no right and certainly they had no duty, singly and unsupported, to make war in favour of those ill used—gross and grievous as the ill usage might be, and cruel, insulting, and blundering as those might be who ill used them. He could not help feel ing it was rather a step in social progress that, instead of having recourse to the sword on all occasions we should have recourse to moral pretest—to plain, honest, and manly remonstrance, complaint, and reason—that we should try the effect of that moral influence upon them and the public at large; and that we who were not parties on one side or the other, having taken these steps and made these protestations, given that advice and entered into these nego tiations for the right and against the wrong, should stop short of actual force, and not throw away our forces upon an impossible expedition for the sake of revenging the in jury of others. He was far from saying that any menace or threat, either direct or which might be construed into a threat, ought ever to be used on such an occasion. He hoped it had not been used. If any had been used he thought it was an error, He agreed with Mr John Stuart Mill, one of their members, that if they could not be chival rous they were bound to be honest. (Cheers.) It was honest to protest, and the Government would have been disgraced and dishonoured, and the country humbled if they had not made such protestation, and if they had not given their advice, which was pretty sure to be rejected, against wrong-doers and in behalf of the injured. (Loud cheers.) In conclusion he begged to thank the company for the kind manner in which they had received the mention of his name. Mr M'QuEEN proposed " The Legislature," which was responded to by Mr CARGILL, M.P. The next toast was " The National Association for the Promotion of Social Science," given by Mr J. IIEYWOOD, secretary, and replied to by Mr HASTING S , th e g eneral _ _ , - Several other toasts were drunk before theoemPallY sepa rated. The Oxford 'University Tests Bill, In the first division no Friday night 290 members voted; in the second, 340 ; an d i n the third, 344. The first div isio n commenced at 29 minutes past 11, when se veral members who had paired till half past were ju s t prevented voting. These, with othe rs who arrived while the Opposi tion were speaking against time, increased thenext vote by N. just before the final division three more „ e mbers arrived —two of them opponents and one a supporter o f t h e bill. One of the Conserva tives had also, W e believe, been found asleep in the g allery, and was brought down to vote in the last division, the Opposition thus obtaining their majo rity of two. It would have been one less had not Lord Henley loft the house after the first division, not knowifig that a second and third would follow. In all the divisions the Chancellor of the Exche quer and the Attorney-General voted with the op, ponents of the bill. Sir G. Grey took no part in any of them. Mr. Disraeli, Sir E. B. Lytton, Lord Stanley, and Sir J. Pakington elso abstained from voting. Mr. Anerstcin, the Liberal member for Greenwich, and Mr. Leveson-Gower, the Liberal member for ItAgute, it will be seen, voted against the bill. _ _ The bill wg,s supported by the following members of the Cabinet—Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Gibson, Mr. C. Villiers, and Sir C. Wood; and by the following members of the Government—Mr. F. G. Baring, Mr. Brand, Mr. Bruce, Mr. Childers, Sir W. Dun• bar, the Solicitoi-General, Mr. Cowper, Mr. Chi chester Fortescue, Mr. Gilpin, the Marquis of Hart ington, Mr. Headlam, Mr. Hutt, Mr. Layard, the Lord Advocate, the Attorney-General for Ireland, Lord C. Paget, Sir R. Peel, Mr. F, Peel, and Mr. White. . 'F,, e NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF " A TRAP TO CATCH A SUNBEAM.' Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vole., 215., A . GUARDIAN ANGEL. By the Author of " A Trip to C Ach a Sunbeam," &c. Hurst and Blackett, 12, Great Marlborough-street. i)„,s